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Installing Linux on Surface Pro 8
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this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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Yes, I have a surface pro5, I have been installing iterations of linux on this thing for the better part of 3 years now. Custom kernels, drivers, a pain, a real pain.
Until i came across aurora. Holy shit, I installed it and poof, all the efort of custom kernels, matching drivers just evaporated, I know I sound like one of those nuts that found a distro that he thinks is good, but I swear for the surface pro, this distro works excellently and I have tried ALL OF THEM.
Just know that you are saying goodbye to your cameras. Below I have linked the aurora ISO, the aurora install guide for surface and the linux-surface initiative, in case you strike out with aurora. Best of luck and if you have questions feel free to PM me.
https://dl.getaurora.dev/aurora-dx-hwe-latest.iso
https://docs.getaurora.dev/guides/surface-install-guide/
https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
Thanks so much! Ill check it out. Ive heard people say aurora is prettt good. Im gonna put mint on my old high school laptop and maybe aurora on the surface!
I have quite a few Surface Pro's and had tried a few different options. I got EndeavourOS working but it was manual to setup. I also have a NixOS config, because I needed a way a to install it many times. I could share the config but NixOS is definitely not for everyone.
Aurora sounds like a good option.